The new era of dating has arrived. Here's your cheat sheet to 24 new apps.

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A robotic hand and a human hand form a heart shape together, surrounded by icons of Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble being deleted.
A new class of startups aims to disrupt incumbents like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble.

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Google AI Overviews had the last laugh this year. My big 'glue pizza' moment is no more.

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Google said to put glue on pizza
I made pizza with glue and then ate it because Google told me to back in 2024. This year, it's improved.

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These 8 big deals defined the year in artificial intelligence

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Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son shakes hands with US President Donald Trump.
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son shakes hands with US President Donald Trump.

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2025 was the year of VC FOMO. A 'reckoning' might be coming in 2026.

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A girl reaches up to burst a large bubble on the Palace Plaza in Stuttgart, Germany, 19 October 2017. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa (Photo by Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images)
A girl reaches up to burst a large bubble on the Palace Plaza in Stuttgart, Germany, 19 October 2017. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa (Photo by Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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I'm a 15-year-old who got advice from Mark Cuban and Paul Graham over email. Here's how I craft my cold reach-outs.

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15-year-old Rodin Roohipour is pictured. He has emailed with Mark Cuban, Paul Graham, and multiple VCs.
15-year-old Rodin Roohipour has gotten email advice from Mark Cuban and Paul Graham.

Rodin Roohipour

DreamWorks CEO turned VC Jeff Katzenberg says that AI is not going to be a 'zero-sum game'

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Jeffrey Katzenberg Madagascar 3
Jeffrey Katzenberg said that AI won't have just one winner and shared how his VC firm gauges companies in the AI age.

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Read the letter celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro wrote to Gavin Newsom, warning that his clients will 'permanently relocate' if California wealth tax passes

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Alex Spiro and Gavin Newsom
Attorney Alex Spiro wrote to California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying several of his clients would relocate if a billionaire tax were implemented.

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I quit Google and ended my path to a US green card to cofound a startup in London. It's a huge risk, but I want to live an exciting life.

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Gregor Konzett on a hike
Gregor Konzett says he questioned if quitting Google was a good idea in the current job market.

Gregor Konzett

Uber salaries revealed: See how much the ride-hailing company pays data scientists, software engineers, and others

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An Uber logo is shown on a rideshare vehicle during a statewide day of action to demand that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft follow California law and grant drivers "basic employee rights'', in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2020.

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SoftBank is buying DigitalBridge for $4 billion to accelerate its AI ambitions

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SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son.
SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during the annual general shareholders' meeting in Tokyo on June 27, 2025.

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